Syrians risk all in flight from Raqqa
By Reuters – Apr 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A displaced Syrian woman, who fled Daesh group stronghold of Raqqa, reacts as she arrives at a temporary camp in the […]
EU denounces Israel’s West Bank demolitions policy
By Reuters – Apr 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A bedouin Palestinian girl carries a goat outside her family’s dwelling in Al Khan Al Ahmar village near the West Bank city of Jericho on February 23 (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The European Union has expressed frustration with Israel over […]
How Israel understands the Arab Peace Initiative
Apr 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Once more, the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 is taking centre stage. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas insisted during his speech at the recently concluded Arab League summit, that the initiative is the only solution on the table, asserting that it will not be changed or […]
David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
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Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta organises Annual Peace Symposium 2017
Source: https://ahmadiyyamalta.org/2017/04/04/ahmadiyya-malta-organised-annual-peace-symposium-2017/ Official website of Ahmadiyya Muslim Malta: http://www.Ahmadiyya.org.mt Email: amjmalta@gmail.com | Call: 7932 0139 Twitter: twitter.com/ahmadiyyamalta | Facebook: facebook.com/ahmadiyyamalta The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta, in collaboration with KSU (university student council), held an exhibition about the Holy Quran and the annual Peace Symposium titled “Jihad & Terrorism” in the KSU Common Room, […]
Mormon leaders encourage more baptisms for the dead
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive […]
An anti-Muslim slur on their wall made this family think of leaving the U.S. Then neighbors came to their aid.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer When Mahrukh and Shoaib Ahmad got a call from their apartment manager, saying that their home in Fairfax County had been burglarized while they […]
Most college head chaplains are Christian. At USC, a Hindu leads the way
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rosanna Xia Contact Reporter Varun Soni straightened his shoulders and grasped the podium, his dark suit flanked by the stately white robes of priests and ministers. A […]
Local mosques open their doors to promote understanding of faith
Source: Boston Globe By Jeremy C. Fox and Aimee Ortiz Across Eastern Massachusetts Sunday, Muslims gathered, shoulder to shoulder, to begin afternoon prayers. But at the back of the room […]
Catholic Church must reform confession, abuse survivor says
Source: BBC By Hywel GriffithBBC News, Sydney An Australian child abuse survivor has called on the Catholic Church to reform its laws on confession to ensure crimes are reported to […]
Boko Haram kidnaps 22 girls and women in north-east Nigeria
Source: The Guardian Attackers loyal to faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, son of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf Chibok school girls who escaped from Boko Haram in 2014. The […]
More Trouble at Fox News: Ailes Faces New Sexual Claims and O’Reilly Loses Two Advertisers. NYTimes
The sexual harassment scandal that engulfed Fox News last year and led to the ouster of its chairman, Roger Ailes, continued to batter the network on Monday, as a new lawsuit described unwanted sexual advances by Mr. Ailes and two major advertisers pulled their spots from the show of its top-rated host, […]
Muslims protest with street prayer in Paris suburb
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hemmed in and closely watched by police, hundreds of Muslims unrolled rugs and prayed outdoors Friday in the busy streets of a Paris suburb […]
Houston immigrant doctors given 24 hours to leave the U.S., then a reprieve
Source: Houston Chronicle By Lomi Kriel On Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Pankaj Satija and his wife, both immigrants from India living and working legally in Houston, were abruptly told by immigration […]
Who is Fazlur Rahman Khan? Here’s why Google is celebrating his 88th birthday with a doodle
Source: Indian Express By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: April 3, 2017 1:03 pm Fazlur Rahman Khan is recognised for his pioneering work in skyscraper design. April 3 […]
Stop the “Liberation Wars” in the Middle East!
Dear friends, 2 years after our visit to the “is” we were back in Mosul. Taking great risks my son Freddy was making a video. Exclusive Images, which you have never seen. They show how absurd the “Liberation Wars on terror” are. Who wants to defeat terrorism must not be […]
Mexico newspaper stops printing after reporter shot dead
Source: BBC A regional newspaper in Mexico says the violence against journalists and the lack of punishment for those responsible is forcing it to stop printing. In an editorial, Norte […]
Scientists mobilise against ‘fear of facts’ in age of Trump
Source: BBC Climate change, pollution, medicine – scientists are learning even if you ignore politics, politics won’t ignore you. Now many men and women in the sciences are mobilising to […]
Syria: suspected chemical attack kills dozens in Idlib province
Doctors say victims from attack on Khan Sheikhun were bleeding from the nose and mouth, had constricted irises and suffered from convulsions WARNING: Some readers may find the images in […]
Bella Hadid says she is proud to be Muslim
DESK REPORThttps://images.dawn.com/news/1177369 The model spoke out against Trump’s Muslim travel ban in her latest interview In her latest interview, model Bella Hadid has opened up about her Muslim faith and why she feels so strongly about American President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Bella and her sister Gigi were […]